OneVue purchases MAP Funds Management

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Wholesale SMSF solutions provider OneVue has purchased super trustee MAP Funds Management, a move OneVue has described as a strategic transaction ahead of its proposed listing on the Australian Stock

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Regulators, Treasury say SMSFs ‘performing well’

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The SMSF sector has been strongly endorsed by both sides of politics, the regulators and Treasury at the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference in Brisbane. SPAA CEO

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Support for flexible penalties ‘sign of SMSF industry maturity’

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The SMSF industry’s support for a Government measure to introduce more flexible penalties for trustees who breach the rules demonstrates the maturity, integrity and professionalism of the sector, says AMP

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Appeal of SMSFs spreading to younger generations, says report

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The demand for SMSFs among younger people is growing apace, according to the latest research report commissioned by the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) and Russell Investments. The report,

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OneVue embraces new managed funds service

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The ASX’s new managed funds settlement service will transform the market as it will ultimately reduce administration costs and make it far easier for SMSF investors to participate directly in

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International equities up as cash down

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International equities have become more attractive to self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees as historically low interest rates decrease the appeal of cash, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns

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SPAA opposes compensation for SMSFs

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) remains steadfastly opposed to any form of compensation scheme for self managed super funds (SMSFs). SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery was responding to a

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SMSFs should consider risks of holding too much cash

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Australian self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) can take action to avoid poor real returns on cash investments, which represent nearly 30 per cent of all SMSF assets, according to Arian Neiron,

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ATO figures highlight SMSF trustees ‘responsible’ in retirement

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Australian Taxation Office figures highlight the fact that SMSF trustees are adopting a “responsible approach” to how they use their superannuation savings to live in retirement. Graeme Colley, Director Technical and

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Free SMSF establishment services: look before you leap

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Potential self managed super fund trustees should think carefully before accepting offers of free establishment services, says Graeme Colley, Director, Technical and Professional Standards of the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia

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